County staff: RFP outreach yielded one formal respondent; occupancy and IT delayed divestment

Aug 7, 2026

County staff said the River Drive request for proposals (RFP) went out April 23 with a July due date and produced a single respondent; staff also noted critical county IT equipment delayed full vacancy of the properties.

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A county staff member (referred to in the meeting as "Chris") told the committees that the RFP for the River Drive properties was issued April 23 with proposals due in July and that only one formal respondent returned a proposal. He said staff conducted two walk‑throughs — roughly six people at the first walk‑through and a smaller turnout at the second — and used press releases and a contact list of roughly 40 developers to solicit interest.

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